ST. PAUL, Minn. - The St. Catherine University athletic department selected the Fleur-de-lis award recipients for the weeks of April 14-April 27 as the final selections for the 2024-25 academic year. This selection includes two for athletic performance from golf and softball.
 

Introduced in the fall of 2017, the Fleur-de-lis award is an honor given to student-athletes who embody the three components of the Wildcat athletic department; sport, scholarship, and service. The fleur-de-lis is a visual representation of the athletic department's mission. The three petals of the fleur-de-lis represent the tenants of our mission:  Scholarship, Athleticism, and Service.  The band holding the three pedals together represents leadership and perseverance.  Excellence in any of these areas is recognized by the department through this award. 

The Fleur-de-lis award honors Wildcat student-athletes who have exemplified the department's mission on the field, the classroom, and through community service. The fleur-de-lis, or "flower of the lily" in English, is a symbol used by the University and Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and is proudly incorporated into the St. Catherine shield as a representation of the Sister's French heritage and the seed from which their good works grow.

Helen McKinnon | Jr., Softball | Athletics
Farmington, Minn. / Rosemount
Junior shortstop Helen McKinnon earns her second Fleur-de-lis Award of her junior year after leading the Wildcats in their ten-game stretch with a 5-5 record. McKinnon hit a team-high .417 with 15 hits, six runs and eight RBI. 

Kyra Venne | Sr., Golf | Athletics
Woodbury, Minn. / East Ridge
Senior golfer Kyra Venne won her fifth individual title of her senior campaign on Sunday after shooting 78-70 at the Carleton/St. Olaf Spring Invite at Willingers Golf Club. Venne recorded six birdies including a five birdie round on Sunday leading the team to first place finish. Venne's performance was her eleventh career individual win that includes two MIAC titles and is the most of any golfer in program history earning her MIAC Athlete of the Week for the second consecutive week and ninth time in her career. This is Venne's second individual Fleur-de-lis of the year and her eighth overall.